"-μα" meaning in Greek

See -μα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from the Ancient Greek -μα (-ma). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|-μα}} Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Head templates: {{head|el|suffix||||||||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} -μα • (-ma) n, {{el-suffix|n}} -μα • (-ma) n Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|-μα|-ματα|-ματος|-μάτων|-μα|-ματα|-μα|-ματα|note=}} Forms: -ma [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], -μα [nominative, singular], -ματα [nominative, plural], -ματος [genitive, singular], -μάτων [genitive, plural], -μα [accusative, singular], -ματα [accusative, plural], -μα [singular, vocative], -ματα [plural, vocative]
  1. added to a verb form to create gerund and action nouns: Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ιμο (-imo) [neuter]

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-μα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from the Ancient Greek -μα (-ma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nN-μα-ματα-3b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μα",
      "roman": "-ma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματα",
      "roman": "-mata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματος",
      "roman": "-matos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μάτων",
      "roman": "-máton",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μα",
      "roman": "-ma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματα",
      "roman": "-mata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μα",
      "roman": "-ma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματα",
      "roman": "-mata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-μα • (-ma) n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "-μα • (-ma) n",
      "name": "el-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-μα",
        "2": "-ματα",
        "3": "-ματος",
        "4": "-μάτων",
        "5": "-μα",
        "6": "-ματα",
        "7": "-μα",
        "8": "-ματα",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'ιδίωμα'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "καπνίζω (kapnízo, “to smoke”) + -μα (-ma) → κάπνισμα (kápnisma, “smoking”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ζεσταίνω (zestaíno, “to heat up”) + -μα (-ma) → ζέσταμα (zéstama, “warming up”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "τελειώνω (teleióno, “to end”) + -μα (-ma) → τελείωμα (teleíoma, “ending”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ανοίγω (anoígo, “to open”) + -μα (-ma) → άνοιγμα (ánoigma, “opening”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added to a verb form to create gerund and action nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en--μα-el-suffix-F-zhZnGb",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "added to a verb form to create gerund and action nouns:"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "-imo",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "-ιμο"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ma/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-μα"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-μα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from the Ancient Greek -μα (-ma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nN-μα-ματα-3b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μα",
      "roman": "-ma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματα",
      "roman": "-mata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματος",
      "roman": "-matos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μάτων",
      "roman": "-máton",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μα",
      "roman": "-ma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματα",
      "roman": "-mata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-μα",
      "roman": "-ma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ματα",
      "roman": "-mata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-μα • (-ma) n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "-μα • (-ma) n",
      "name": "el-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-μα",
        "2": "-ματα",
        "3": "-ματος",
        "4": "-μάτων",
        "5": "-μα",
        "6": "-ματα",
        "7": "-μα",
        "8": "-ματα",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek neuter suffixes",
        "Greek nouns declining like 'ιδίωμα'",
        "Greek suffixes",
        "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "καπνίζω (kapnízo, “to smoke”) + -μα (-ma) → κάπνισμα (kápnisma, “smoking”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ζεσταίνω (zestaíno, “to heat up”) + -μα (-ma) → ζέσταμα (zéstama, “warming up”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "τελειώνω (teleióno, “to end”) + -μα (-ma) → τελείωμα (teleíoma, “ending”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ανοίγω (anoígo, “to open”) + -μα (-ma) → άνοιγμα (ánoigma, “opening”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added to a verb form to create gerund and action nouns"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "added to a verb form to create gerund and action nouns:"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ma/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "-imo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "-ιμο"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-μα"
}

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